U.S. Army Reservist Dustin Newman will attend Tuesday's State of the Union address in Washington D.C.

Newman, 33, will accompany Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport. A Rochester resident and father of two, Newman was laid off by Frontier Communications in January as part of a larger downsizing occurring company-wide.

"Despite the promises made by the president and congressional Republicans that the tax cut bill would help companies create jobs, Dustin’s story is just one example of the reality that we’re seeing across the country," Slaughter said via news release. "Companies are continuing to lay off workers with some even using tax cuts on stock buybacks that help their wealthy executives rather than creating jobs. It’s proof that this tax cut bill was designed to help the wealthy and not our workers."

"When President Trump looks into the gallery during the speech, I want him to see Dustin — a proud Army Reservist — and the impacts of his broken promises,” she said.

Newman was one of 32 Frontier employees laid off this month, In addition to providing customer services, local Frontier employees also help facilitate the operation of 911 call centers.

President Donald Trump will take the podium on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday night for his first State of the Union address. He addressed Congress last February, but as with all new presidents it was not technically a State of the Union address, as new presidents are not expected to deliver one only a few weeks after taking office.